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dave.laban wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:50 am Interesting data point they've published; https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... vqWYgSidwA

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Minus the 20,000 Dassault employees right? Wonder if individual customer users are included in that metric.

dave.laban wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:50 am Interesting data point they've published; https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... vqWYgSidwA

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That's specific to the 3Dswym. So I would assume that to be the average number of unique user names that signed in to the SWYM per month over the past six months. Considering it's one SWYMp for the entire platform of apps that number isn't staggering. It's very hard to tell but it sounds like anyone using one of the apps is signed into the platform so they are inherently signed into the SWYM. That's significantly different than forum usage metric before as there were many desktopworks users that never to seldom signed into the solidworks forum.

If anyone got money they can part with, here is 40% off
https://www.3ds.com/store/3dexperience-world

Are there places that use a comma separator for both thousands and decimals?

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:45 am Are there places that use a comma separator for both thousands and decimals?

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Wow, a year of SolidWorks Cloud for Businesses for 1,54$!

I've seen both used, but not at the same time in such a manner that could have people interpret numbers in different ways.

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:45 am Are there places that use a comma separator for both thousands and decimals?

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They probably just accidentally left off a zero at the end of the one on the right.

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:45 am Are there places that use a comma separator for both thousands and decimals?

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Ahem, that should be in the Jokes thread.

It IS a joke, right?

Another disruptive innovation.

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:01 pm Another disruptive innovation.

Reminds me of when I was working in a fab shop and the old timer they had teaching me (or trying to, I wasn't a great student). He would say to me, "Boy, you could @#!% up a two-car funeral procession!"

bnemec wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:49 pm "Boy, you could @#!% up a two-car funeral procession!"

DS got it down to 1,0.

bnemec wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:49 pm Reminds me of when I was working in a fab shop and the old timer they had teaching me (or trying to, I wasn't a great student). He would say to me, "Boy, you could @#!% up a two-car funeral procession!"

I've heard something similar about people who seem to always be breaking things. "He could tear up an iron ball with a rubber mallet."

"Break an anvil with a banana" is the phrase I've heard regularly.

Got some more 3DX success stories for y'all...

I'm on Day 4 with no cloud save capability, and the application engineer from my VAR admits to being stumped. The path we're going down now involves me creating an entirely new SolidWorks ID and 3DX user profile because, and I'm quoting here, "I think your current credentials might be haunted."

Additionally, today I get to dine on a full diet of SPAM courtesy of the 3DX license checker: To add insult to injury, I got this in an email from Dassault this morning: I'm beginning to think they're doing this to me on purpose...

wgering wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:26 pm Got some more 3DX success stories for y'all...

I'm on Day 4 with no cloud save capability, and the application engineer from my VAR admits to being stumped. The path we're going down now involves me creating an entirely new SolidWorks ID and 3DX user profile because, and I'm quoting here, "I think your current credentials might be haunted."

Additionally, today I get to dine on a full diet of SPAM courtesy of the 3DX license checker:
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To add insult to injury, I got this in an email from Dassault this morning:
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I'm beginning to think they're doing this to me on purpose...

Ouch, I feel your pain.

I can only imagine the frustration it's causing you, but please know your tales from the 3DX front line are at least really useful from an educational point of view!

wgering wrote: ↑Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:26 pm Got some more 3DX success stories for y'all...

I'm on Day 4 with no cloud save capability, and the application engineer from my VAR admits to being stumped. The path we're going down now involves me creating an entirely new SolidWorks ID and 3DX user profile because, and I'm quoting here, "I think your current credentials might be haunted."

Additionally, today I get to dine on a full diet of SPAM courtesy of the 3DX license checker:
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To add insult to injury, I got this in an email from Dassault this morning:
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I'm beginning to think they're doing this to me on purpose...

Do you have any Attributes set to read only on platform for your SW files? If so, that may be why save is failing. There is a regression in FD01 that was just released over the weekend that causes save to fail if an attribute on platform is set to read only. To work around it you can remove read only for the attribute for now until a fix is deployed.

Sounds to me like they really need a total revamp on the quality control.

On the desktop version you can live with SP0, 1 and 2 might have a major bug that will stop you working. You have the option not to load it on until the early release bugs are ironed out at maybe SP3.

Diaval wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:59 am Do you have any Attributes set to read only on platform for your SW files? If so, that may be why save is failing. There is a regression in FD01 that was just released over the weekend that causes save to fail if an attribute on platform is set to read only. To work around it you can remove read only for the attribute for now until a fix is deployed.

Negative. I finally got a response from DS over the weekend, apparently there's a bug that prevents SLDASM files from saving properly if they contain components in Released maturity state...so you know, just another one of their much-vaunted PLM features that just stopped working and brought my workflow to a grinding halt for a week.

The fix was actually pretty easy once the root cause was found, a quick trip into RegEdit and now I'm back up and running, but damn it's annoying to do beta testing for this thing....

See, in our environment we would've tested new changes in a test environment prior to rollout into production. So this type of issue would likely get caught.....especially something that basic. This is my problem with a cloud systems where they upgrade everyone to the latest changes and you have no choice but to accept it.

wgering wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:11 pm Negative. I finally got a response from DS over the weekend, apparently there's a bug that prevents SLDASM files from saving properly if they contain components in Released maturity state...so you know, just another one of their much-vaunted PLM features that just stopped working and brought my workflow to a grinding halt for a week.

The fix was actually pretty easy once the root cause was found, a quick trip into RegEdit and now I'm back up and running, but damn it's annoying to do beta testing for this thing....

They already loved to change default setting in SW and break everything.
Looks like they got it on the cloud too.

Why I can't access anything?
Oh we have a new setting to lock user out. We set it on by default on last update.

wgering wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 2:11 pm Negative. I finally got a response from DS over the weekend, apparently there's a bug that prevents SLDASM files from saving properly if they contain components in Released maturity state...so you know, just another one of their much-vaunted PLM features that just stopped working and brought my workflow to a grinding halt for a week.

The fix was actually pretty easy once the root cause was found, a quick trip into RegEdit and now I'm back up and running, but damn it's annoying to do beta testing for this thing....

Well quit releasing things for fabrication...Problem solved...

The fix was actually pretty easy once the root cause was found, a quick trip into RegEdit and now I'm back up and running, but damn it's annoying to do beta testing for this thing....

We were/are all doing that for SW Desktop. So, why would DS pay for that service for 3DXP?

Even with Ry-Guy/Ryan3DS singing the praises of the platform, we still don't have anything resembling a "success story."

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:45 am Why I can't access anything?
Oh we have a new setting to lock user out. We set it on by default on last update.

Yeap, they did.

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:55 pm Yeap, they did.
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Wow... I hadn't seen this one pass along.

Okay today I have a 3DX success story that involves actual success!

We're ramping up for a limited manufacturing run with our product version 1.1, and our CEO decides to save some pennies by recycling some leftover parts and pieces we have from our 1.0 run. Now, we've done a great deal of design work on 1.1 and still intend to use those part and assembly files for most of the 1.1 run, but now need to incorporate these 1.0 parts in. I made a new branch of our 1.1 files designated for the incorporation of the old 1.0 parts, which I was able to switch back to from our 1.1 versions with a few clicks. Now we've got parallel dev branches so we can both continue on primary 1.1 and make necessary edits to incorporate the 1.0 parts into the new branch without affecting anything we worked on in the primary branch. Whole process only took about fifteen minutes and I never had to leave my SolidWorks window.

When it works (and that's a big "when"), 3DX can actually be a a pretty useful tool. It definitely has a steep learning curve, and I think doesn't make sense AT ALL if a customer has existing SW data mgmt infrastructure (i.e., SW PDM), but if you need to build a CAD database from scratch (as we did), it *can in fact* be used for that purpose if the admin is willing to endure some personal pain and frustration learning the thing.

Make sure you mark all the 3DX update dates and don't plan to work on that date and 2 days after.
LOL

I was trying to create a new 3DX account today (gosh why am i doing this...) and wondering why i could not get through

Apparently 3DX only allow specific symbol for their password and the password that i tried to use contained "/" which is prohibited.

HOWEVER
My other account which is created long ago contained "/" and has no issue login... (well.. most of the time)

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:14 amimage.png

So, the artist formerly known as Prince would be good to go.

DennisD wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:25 am So, the artist formerly known as Prince would be good to go.

Right alongside the conference formerly known as SolidWorks World

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:24 pm Right alongside the conference formerly known as SolidWorks World

GOLD!!!

Just had HTTP error 429 "Too Many Requests: You have sent too many requests in a given amount of time." while trying to visit 3DSwym. I hope if you're running your business on their platform you can't be accused of visiting too often

dave.laban wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:13 am Just had HTTP error 429 "Too Many Requests: You have sent too many requests in a given amount of time." while trying to visit 3DSwym. I hope if you're running your business on their platform you can't be accused of visiting too often

You have to adapt to the work-speed of the platform operators. You have boarded the platform, go with the flow. Don't make us look slow.

You have reached platform 2974.9211.42488.644, it is at full capacity.
Please proceed to platform 987823.255.22785.25.675.2

Frederick_Law wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:54 am You have reached platform 2974.9211.42488.644, it is at full capacity.
Please proceed to platform 987823.255.22785.25.675.2

Of course....sometimes the platform is just a brick wall.

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:01 am Of course....sometimes the platform is just a brick wall.

Nothing wrong on the platform.
You're are the wrong platform.
BTW your ticket expired.

Was it wrong of me to do this in my customized 3DSwym dashboard?

Wow, you put it in the Platform.

We are doomed!

@Dassault3DS reports that only 3% of @Solidworks users have taken up 3dExperience Works -- a much lower number than I'd've expected, but kind of inline with user disinterest at 3dexperience World events.

Commentary by @monica_schnitge on Dassaults' Q1 at https://t.co/x7rA8axkJ7

XHawkeye wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:55 am @Dassault3DS reports that only 3% of @Solidworks users have taken up 3dExperience Works -- a much lower number than I'd've expected, but kind of inline with user disinterest at 3dexperience World events.

Commentary by @monica_schnitge on Dassaults' Q1 at https://t.co/x7rA8axkJ7

Dassault's Stock took a pretty big hit yesterday after they reported that they are targetting a lower adjusted margin.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jo ... ted-profit

XHawkeye wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:55 am @Dassault3DS reports that only 3% of @Solidworks users have taken up 3dExperience Works -- a much lower number than I'd've expected, but kind of inline with user disinterest at 3dexperience World events.

How many of that 3% is the makers edition users?

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:52 am How many of that 3% is the makers edition users?

And how many are VAR's or Dassault employees?

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:57 am And how many are VAR's or Dassault employees?

I guess after July 1st, it will be 100%. That should get the stock holders excited

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:11 pm I guess after July 1st, it will be 100%. That should get the stock holders excited

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Are they giving us back Draftsight on the cloud?

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:57 am And how many are VAR's or Dassault employees?

And people paid 3 times but cannot login or install?

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:11 pm I guess after July 1st, it will be 100%. That should get the stock holders excited

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Cloud for every seat:

Does anyone else hear crickets?

jcapriotti wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:11 pm I guess after July 1st, it will be 100%. That should get the stock holders excited

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What's happening July 1st?

DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:26 pm What's happening July 1st?

The next step of assimilation.